Council Tightens Spending and Accounting Measures
City council enforces a one third budget cut across departments, orders immediate action, tightens controls on purchases for 90 days with final approval by Councilman R. K. Young, and steps up efforts to collect on bad checks and long standing unpaid accounts as revenue falls and debt service rises. City Manager E. M. Knox, absent in New York, oversees the sale of 550 000 of city notes with Commercial National Bank amid partial progress.
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City Council
R. K. Young
E. M. Knox
New York
Commercial National Bank
Y W C A Members Urged to Vote for New Officials
Miss Irene Yarnell announced at the High Point Y M C A that all members unable to attend tonight’s meeting must visit the building tomorrow after 9 am to cast ballots for new officers and several expiring directors to be replaced.
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Irene Yarnell
High Point Y. W. C. A
City Moves to Force Payment on Bad Checks and Tighten Finances
City Attorney to press collection of bad checks and Council to curb lax handling. Over $20,000 in nonutility bills cited and cash basis discussed. Taxpayers urged to settle before February 1 as penalties rise. 60 day curtailment orders authorized. Parking rules referred to committee for Broad Street southside regulation.
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Grover H. Jones
Lois Welborn
R. T. Amos
J. E. Millis
D. A. Stanton
Broad Street
College
Main
Public Works Committee
Ingrams Plan New Willowbrook Meat Market Building
EB K and S W Ingram announce a new one story brick building on Willowbrook between West Commerce and West Green Streets for a meat market. Estimated erection cost is 3500 dollars with excavation started and completion expected soon. The project accompanies Sears Roebuck expansion costing about 9000 dollars with work well underway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sears, Roebuck and Company
EB. K
8. W. Ingram
Willowbrook Street
Ingram
Willowbrook
West Commerce
West Green
P. Montgomery
E. K. Ingram
East Commerce Street
D C Dorsett Dies After Illness At 87 In City
David C. Dorsett 87 of 405 West Bay Street died this afternoon at 2 in a local hospital after a three year illness. He was born in Stanley County and lived here 31 years, employed at Porter Mirror Works. Survived by wife Laura Julian, two sons David and Richard, two daughters Evelyn and Amalie, three brothers J H Z O Roy, two sisters Mrs J M Hayworth and Mrs Leyton Robbins. Funeral at Green Street Baptist Church tomorrow at 3 with Rev George T Tunstall. Interment Oakwood Cemetery.
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David C. Dorsett
West Bay Street
Mr. Dorsett
Stanly County
Porter Mirror Works
Laura Julian
David
Richard
Evelyn
Amalie
Roy
J. M. Hayworth
Leyton Robbins
Green Street
Walker Discusses Spectacle Making at Club Meeting
Dr Nat Walker presented a paper on the art of making spectacles and glass smelting to the American Business club at the Country club last night. President O Arthur Kirkman named six month administration chairmen and outlined club goals. Mason Thomas of Charlotte was a guest and Roy C Welborn won the attendance prize.
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Nat Walker
American Business Club
Country Club
O. Arthur Kirkman
Mason Thomas
Charlotte
Roy C. Welborn
High Point Underwriters Exhibit Display Window
The Members of the High Point Association of Underwriters call attention to their exhibit on display in the window of Redwine Hardware Co.
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High Point Association of Underwriters
Redwine Hardware Co
Stanford Seeks Release Of Clapp In Habeas Corpus Bid
Stanford asks Judge Johnson J Hayes in Charlotte for habeas corpus to free W H Clapp held after arrest in High Point. Clapp, paroled in 1930 for one year after a prohibition violation, faced arrest as parole term neared completion and parole officials advised release action.
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Sptgal
Enterprise
Greensboro
U. S
Washington
Charlotte
W. H. Clapp En Pointer
High Point
Marshall W. R. Futrelle
Marshal Brassey
Parole Board
Clapp
Atlanta
Sawyer Stanford
Stanford
Irving Tucker
North Carolina
Local inventors win patent for box making machine
Washington Jan 20 A year and a half of patience by Herbert L Mitchell and Robert C Shepherd of High Point gave them exclusive rights to a blank creasing and folding machine the patent office granted their July 23 1930 application Eighteen claims were allowed for original features the mechanism includes advancing a blank a blank creasing chain folding the blank and driving the chain to aid movement while folding
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Washington
Herbert L. Mitchell
Robert C. Shepherd
High Point
United States Patent Office
Patent Office
Furniture Market Draws Buyers From Twenty States
Over 133 additional buyers arrived at the Southern Furniture Exposition building along with many visiting private showrooms. More orders were expected as buyers from states including North Carolina and Virginia examine new upholstered furniture tables and rugs in the ten story hall. The scene was described as a garden of color with numerous decorators and buyers registering through mid morning.
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Southern Furniture Exposition
Tomlinson and
Williams-Norris
Charles Hoover
Agheboro
R. M. Finger
Badin
H. C. Barthmaier
E. V. Hinton
H. N. Brown
Gaffney
Miss Sadie Ingle
I. Baird
Charlotte
Frank George
Leaksville
C. L. Smith
Galax
Orchesis Club at N C C W Elects 13 New Members
Greensboro January 20 The Orchesis club at North Carolina College added 13 new senior members to its dance drama organization. The new members include Margaret Anderson Pine Level Antonetta Fisher Salisbury Katherine Bonitz Wilmington Edith Henderson Granite Quarry Martha Hutchison Charlotte Sarah McDearman Durham Johanna Lichtenfels Asheville Bessie McCurdy Spencer Emere Paul Port Royal 8 C Harmon Taylor Izabeth City Agnes Tucker Hertford Iris Welborn High Point Isabella Willcox Florence 8 C.
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Greensboro
Orchesis Club
North Carolina College
Department of Physical Education
State Institution For Women
Margaret Anderson
Pine Level
Antonetta Fisher
Salisbury
Katherine Bonitz
Wilmington
Edith Henderson
Granite Quarry
Martha Hutchison
Charlotte
Sarah McDearman
Durham
Johanna
Farmer Penalized Over License Mix Up In High Point
A neighboring farmer faced a $10 fine after a Buick license plate borrowed from a neighbor was displayed on a Ford car entering High Point. The owner of the car plus the plate borrower were fined $5 and the license was revoked. Officials urged buyers to obtain proper licenses.
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High Point
Carolinas Motor Club
Salvation Army appeals for clothes and food as cold returns
Local Salvation Army post reports 25 transients sheltered with two meals each, 5 women among them. Over the week 79 transients cared for, 145 meals served, 87 beds provided. Army seeks men's coats trousers underclothes shoes and women’s clothing, plus food items for needy families. volunteers urged to donate.
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Salvation Army
Army Hall
Army
Arthur Marsh Receives Renewal Radio Amateur License
John Arthur Marsh Jr of 301 Edgedale Drive is among 200 radio amateurs granted station licenses by the Federal Radio Commission this week. The renewal covers amateur station W4APL from his home for 13 months, with operation allowed any hour while commercial programs are broadcast.
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John Arthur Marsh, Jr
J. A. Marsh
Edgedale Drive
Federal Radio Commission
W4apl
Firpo defeats Saltis in Chicago bout on points
Indianapolis report credits Henry Firpo with a ten round decision over Bud Saltis of Chicago in Louisville Kentucky, outpointing Saltis.
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Indianapolis
Henry _ Firpo
Louisville
Bud Saltis
Chicago
Mrs Harper Calm as Hearing Opens in Greensboro
The preliminary hearing for Mrs. Terry H. Harper on murder charges against Charles C. Holton began at 2 45 PM in Greensboro County Court with Magistrate J B Current presiding. Witnesses testified about Holton and Harper while Harper remained seated and did not take the stand.
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Greensboro
Terry H. Harper
Charles C. Holton
Harper
R. B. Holton
George C. Hampton
Norman Boren
D. Newton Farnell
Holton
James McLeod
Os Henry
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Arlotte, N. C
H. Bass
Geaga High Point
W. Green St
N. Main St
Sossenele GooDs
Carolina
N. E. Russell Shoe Shop
East Washington Street
Y.W.C.A
D.C. Dorsett
Walker
Carolina Coal & Transfer Co
Mallory Street
Co-Op Finance CO
West Washington Street
High Point Ice & Coal Company
West Broad
N. C. C. W. Dancing Organization
Arthur Marsh
Lucy Eshelman Chiropractor
Wachovia
Whitely Bros
S. Wrenn Street
Wilson Motor Company
Piedmont Insurance & Realty Company
College Street
Jack Taylor
Sect
Robert Brockett
Rhodes Press
West Commerce ST
Mrs. Harper
J. T. Hendon, Sr
Asheboro
Mr. Holton
Mr. Hendon
O. Henry
Save
High Point Perpetual Building and Loan Association
Vv. A. J. Idol
Vice-Pres
Treas
H. Elias
H. P. T. and
H. P. T. & D. Railroad
Thomasville
High Point, Thomasville
Denton Railroad
Building and Loan Association
Wachovia Bank and Trust Company
Piedmont Building & Loan Association
W. C. Idol
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